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Electric Boogie Dance Moves

Directed by Sam Firstenberg. With Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers, Susie Coelho. A developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center. The local breakdancers try to stop it. The Pop is an isolated movement in a given body part that may be combined with other Electric Boogie moves, or combined into a full routine. Explain, “You can Pop your shoulder by tensing the arm muscles and by giving a little help by the slightest downward jerk of your elbow ” (1984: 15). The simple dance with its catchy “boogie-woogie” tune and simple moves made it a favorite dance at many events. The “Electric Slide” is a one of the easiest line dances to learn. You can watch for a few moments and jump right into dance. C Dm Ooh, it's shocking (It's electric! Boogie woogie, woogie!) C Jiggle-a-mesa-cara, she's a pumpin' like a matic Dm She's a movin' like electric (She sure got the boogie!) Verse 2 C Dm You gotta know it (It's electric! Boogie woogie, woogie!) C Dm Now you can't hold it (It's electric! Boogie woogie, woogie!) C Dm C Dm But you know it there.

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Electric boogaloo (sometimes referred to as electric boogie in the East Coast) is a dance style closely related to the earlier Boogaloo street dance performed in Oakland and popping; it combines modern popping techniques and earlier boogaloo forms.^[1]^[2]It became the signature style of the mid-1970s dance group, the Electric Boogaloos. Along with electric boogaloo, they also popularized popping and many of its related styles.

It is characterized as a fluid leg-oriented style danced to funk music, utilizing rolls of the hips, knees, legs, and head, which was later combined with popping.^[3]

Your dancing skills transport your opponent to a Boogie Wonderland. You pull down the rabbit hole for 9-11 damage, and push through the looking-glass to really confuse. Or You do an electric boogie-oogie-oogie, a pretty advanced move, especially with the extra 'oogie' at the end.

Moves[edit]

Creepin: A foundational step of Boogaloo done in Oakland inspired by cartoons Goofy, typically done as an entry and exit step with arms out, legs extended. Sometimes the Creep can be combined with a physical pointing hand gesture to challenge an opponent.^[4]
Crazy legs: A footwalk that was created by Poppin Pete. He invented 'Crazy Legs' by watching a boy called Crazy Legs dancing and changed what he saw into a popping move.
The Slot (ex. Fresno): This foundation originates in Oakland's Boogaloo generation created by John Murphy.^[5]

Basic movement between body, arm, and foot. Previously referred to earlier Boogaloo dancers in Oakland as 'The Slot', it was a side to side movement ending in a hard pose or a 'hit' to help keep dancers in rhythm or 'put him in the slot', to imitate a pinball slot machine.

It was adapted later by Boogaloo Sam and used to refer to a whole routine called 'The Fresno'. The adapted Electric Boogaloo move is a fundamental move in Popping. The Slot can be performed in various ways as only the following requirements exist. In a fresno or the slot, the dancer moves side-to-side doing a hit on each turn with the leg and arm of the side the dancer has moved to, it can be done backwards and forwards.
Neck-o-flex: The neck twix between body and the neck.
Old man: A type of boogaloo style was created by Boogaloo Sam. Boogaloo Sam invented this move by watching an old man walking across the street.
Twist-o-flex: A technique where, as in the mannequin, the dancer creates the impression of unnatural body joints by moving and twisting various parts in sequence. Non-twisting parts should remain absolutely still. The effect resembles a Rubik's Cube moving, or somewhat a clay figure being modeled. It can be further refined by using hands to 'push' or 'pull' the body parts around.
Walk-out: A footwalk that took you from point A to point B. It is very common in popping.

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^Higa, B. & Wiggins, C. (1996) 'Electric Kingdom' The history of popping and locking, from the people who made it happen. Rap Pages. Sep. 1996: 52-67. Print.
^Guzman-Sanchez, T. (2012) 'Oakland Funk Boogaloos to Popping'. Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era. Praeger.
^The Electric Boogaloos. 'The Birth of Popping and Boogaloo Style'. 'Funk Styles' History & Knowledge. Archived from the original on April 18, 2006. Retrieved 2006-04-28.
^Guzman-Sanchez, T. (2012) '1965 & Soul Boogaloo & 'The Oakland Funk Boogaloo Generation'. Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era. Praeger.
^Hill, B. (2015) Interview, 'Oakland Boogaloo - An Intro to Basic Movements with Chuck Powell'

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